The CHALLENGES Of Growing Up In The 21st Century 

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Honestly, one of the biggest and most common challenges of growing up in the 21st century is isolation, despite living in an era of globalization.

As a child I was more into books and nature. I used to watch over ants drinking sweet syrup and their belly swells up , it was amusing to watch. Riding on elephant whenever it comes to our street (by the way am from India), lots of traveling. The only television channel we watched was Discovery channel and animal planet. It was an amazing and exciting childhood. But everything changed and slowed down as I grew up. Now that I have a child, i want her to explore everything. Happy new year.. Happy exploring🎉🎉🎉🎉

My dear brother, I am blessed and this generation is blessed for the fact that we have human beings full of life, just like you 💌

I absolutely love your style of film making, feels award winning

I absolutely love your videos, they’re so cinematic and inspiring. I’ve been having a hard time on the 21th century with the constant barrage of mindless dopamine on the internet and you are an incredibly grounding force. You’ve inspired me to start reading and living philosophy and make some serious changes in my life, one of which will be a long break from the internet. I’ll be missing you the most while I’m gone but I know that thousands more will see your channel and make the world a little bit brighter.

Dude, your videos make me feel less alone. Whenever i want to dive deeper about things like the mysteries of the world and the beauty of nature with my so called friends, they think weird of me. Your state of mind ( :) ) is giving me such comfort that im not the only one. Thank you and keep up!

It isn't just the abstract 21st century , it is the KALIYUG

I think youre an INCREDIBLE film maker i wish this channel got more attention. I also think youre a fantastic VFX artist!

1) Isolation is a huge issue, we are so connected but at a superficial level. 2) In our society it seems not to be okay anymore to aspire to be normal, average. You cannot say you want to be a housewife, retail worker or an admin dispute the majority of us doing those roles everyday. Perhaps we need to ask what is enough? 3) Too much information, for someone analytical it is hard to handle and I regularly have to take breaks. We only sip from the fire hose. 4) We don’t have our own views anymore. The majority of people seem to repeat a talking point from their favourite commentator rather than reflecting on their own experiences and arriving at an original viewpoint. I think this might be to do with not allowing ourselves to have empty moments in our days. Radio on, social media up, tv on, podcasts whilst walking, emails pinging. How often are we really present and alone with our own thoughts?

I think the biggest challenge is the amount of opportunities and that the older generations think that it s a good thing. I struggled so much with finding out what I want to do for living, quit two studies, finished one but didn't want to work like that and now being 25 decided to get a kite instructor By the way thank you of giving me/ us another perspective of how live can be and that it is possible to not study, not work in the conventional way...

That signature "state of mind" intro never fails to make me smile!

I feel like this one and "How I Developed A Photographic Memory" film changed my life just by watching it. Thanks

Love your videos and animations! Hope you achieve what you deserve, keep going!!! Love from Germany

I found your thoughts on memes funny, I still remember my first meme experience almost 30 years ago and Mister T is still eating the balls of my heart ❤

You need to start an editing course. Your videos are insane. I love it!

Growing up i found i.e there is notjing as love its just respect which makes an sense And the one respecting ownselves is an absolute win😊🎉

Happy new year Charlie! May 2024 bring you happiness, health and light🌟

Mi hermano super ❤👍✈ le quedo chimba sabe que desde colombia lo apollamos 🎉

Hey, you are doing great! Best of luck. Just learned you're Howard Abrams' son. :)

Great content man, this feels like a movie.

I like the style of your videos Charlie!

I absolutely love your videos and style. Keep going ❤

AWESOME VIDEO, I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND FEELS GOOD TO WATCH IT .THANK YOU FOR SHARING A LOT OF INFORMATION IN YOUR PREVIOUS VIDEO ON PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY IT WAS AMAZING

Great video! Good to see another video from you again

Awesome video dude! Such steep problems so heavily present in my life and most of my friends. Haha, everyday I am closer to quitting my job. It has almost been a funny joke at the sangha I go to, how everyone ends up quitting their tech job eventually. For me personally growing up in the 21st century has showed me that with total freedom, with the ability to pursue any skills or accolades, relationships are unsurpassable in the value it brings to my life, and the journey is all there is. As a striver, I have always tried to to take things to the bitter end as fast as possible. And with the internet I have been able to do it pretty well yet that has shown me that the destinations are just there to give you a direction, getting there isn't the goal since there is no where to get to. The moment to moment present is it, this is it. I think growing up in the 21st century helped arrive at that wisdom faster. Haha, my dad liked to day "Samek, you are always trying to take things to the end, take things to its DEATH, slow down you're young enjoy the journey. We are all already going to the final destination, speeding things up isn't going to make things any better." Most of the things I do now is catered around that idea, trying to enjoy every present moment with everything I do. I focus on connection, friendship, family, loving kindness for even strangers as I go about my day to day. In the things I am doing even if it is just a job just for sustenance I like to say "If you aren't enjoy the process, you're doing something wrong." Haha I have seen shortform and blinkest advertised quite a few times. I'll give it a try, hope the support helps :)

Growing up in the 21st century... Nowadays, every piece of modern human knowledge is at the touch of a key or the tap of a screen. But with that freedom of knowledge, comes the abuse of that freedom. While mis- and disinformation is nothing new, this... bastardization of pure knowledge is so easy and fruitful that anyone with the correct mindset can easily overpower a research institute or control the people of entire continents with a click of that same button. Historical academics and futurists believed that humanity would reach a utopia of abundance and global peace, instead we've gone the complete opposite direction. But I believe we can still get there, but we as a species just need to "wake up." We need to learn how to look past the misinformation and dig deeper for ourselves. Become archaeologists of that "Pure Knowledge" and learn how to preserve it and make it equal for *everyone*.

How crazy is that being able to see this master piece... your episodes feel like old pixar movies idkw

just another great video as usual 🔥

While meditating you get any thought like who am i what is my end and like what is nothingness like self illness please tell me i am turning around this question all day

Great video man 👌

A work of art. Truly. Could u maybe make a video about the stuff u took with you on all your trips?

Awesome video 👏 dude try to be frequent( I know you are busy but please )love your videos the cinematography ❤ the new story every video❤ the philosophy is just❤

Awesome video!

You're wise to cite Weber's prescience and to highlight how corporations commoditize individuals at the expense of social connection. I humbly offer some counterarguments to ponder. Technological development has *always* influenced culture. One could argue that the *pace* of development and its proportional influence increase dramatically during revolutions such as the one through which we're living, but the fact remains that technology constantly evolves. Is the Internet's impact qualitatively different than... The advent of mechanization that accompanied the steam engine? Global communication enabled by telephony and radio? The massive increase in energy density that petroleum refinement provided? The shock of globalization that occurred due to post-war transportation advances? Ubiquitous computing that resulted from semiconductor miniaturization? The Green Revolution? Modern medicine? Plastics? Satellites? Trade-offs accompanied every one of them. Consider that living standards are better than at any time in human history. Lifespans are longer. Wars are fewer and peace more pervasive. Almost every child survives infancy. Cherish the reality that now is the safest and healthiest time to be alive, despite how it seems subjectively. However... Climate disruption is a catastrophe, as are the collapse of biodiversity and the detrimental effects of pollution. Nuclear war is forever a threat. Population is orders of magnitude beyond the planet's carrying capacity. We risk depleting resources necessary to support stable society. Artificial general intelligence could accelerate beyond our ability to control it. All of these are existential threats. Taking these factors into account, can you really argue that your generation is unique? Convince me, Charlie. Your work amazes and inspires me. I look forward to philosophizing with you during my next visit. :) (This rant is supported in part by the Coalition For The Advancement Of Cockroaches. They'll eagerly endure human extinction.)

Hello my brother, what an excellent video. I loved it. Since I met you I think I have understood more the philosophy of life and thanks to you I have opened myself to a world with infinite possibilities. I love you very much my brother, and what an excellent job you do with your videos.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Just like always❤ loved your video and your thoughts

Sir i am here from the vedio you made last year about serianni method I want to have a conversation so how can i do it

charlie what do you travel with i am confused

One problem that I can think (this does not pertain to religion or belief) of is the subjective meaning of good and bad under natural law. People seem to accept bad as good as modernity in the 21st century unfolds.

Thousands indeed

When you dropping the next vid?

bro has to be posting soon

Hey what notebook was that you were using?

Come to India man! Wannax meet you

Can someone tell me the author’s complete name: Max? Thank

This guy isn't famous because he speaks facts and it's sad

I was wondering the fact that u have meditated for so long, you must of had multiple out of body experiences? and get lucid dreaming frequently? and maybe had any other types of werid thigns happen that cant be explained?